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Jackpots were the rule before the drums of the infantry hammered out first call for tattoo, and in the absorbing nature of his occupation he never thought of Nevins' charge except as something to be attended to later, and not until guard-mount of another day, when his head was muddled with the potations of an all-night session and the befogging cocktails of the morning, did Mr.
His hands, Gordon saw, were extraordinarily supple, and emanated a sickly odor of glycerine. His companion's were huge and misshapen, but they, too, were surprisingly deft, quick. "What'll it be?" Jake demanded; "Jackpots; stud; straight draw " "Hell, let's throw cold hands," Mr. Ottinger interrupted, "chop the trimmings. We're here for the stuff, ain't we?"
I haven't seen the Patriarch yet, but I don't imagine from his description that it'll be very hard to make him believe in himself. He doesn't stand for anything we don't deal him any cards he's just the kitty that circles around with the jackpots while we annex the chips."
"Him?" says the black-and-tan. "Why, he uses Nature's Own Remedy. He gets spifflicated. At first when we go out he's as shy as the man on the steamer who would rather play pedro when they make 'em all jackpots. By the time we've been in eight saloons he don't care whether the thing on the end of his line is a dog or a catfish.
John remained silent, but into his eyes had leapt a gleam which told of the lust of gaming aroused. His look his whole face spoke for him. Lablache had primed his hook with an irresistible bait. He knew his man. "See," he went on, as the other remained silent, "this is the way we can arrange it. We will play 'Jackpots' only. The best seven out of thirteen.
They were significant, in a way, to a man with a tendency toward introspection; but Ford was interested in actualities and never stopped to wonder why he bought a pint, rather than a quart, or why, with Ches Mason in his mind, he declined to "set in" to the poker game which was running to tempting jackpots, the night before; or why he took one glass of wine before he mounted Rambler and let it go at that.
At last the dawn crept into the windows, gently, with a sort of deprecating shyness, as though it had no business there, and then it was day. "Well," said Miller, "I reckon we've seen the old year out in style. Now let's have a round of jackpots and me for my mosquito net. I'm fifty, remember, I can't keep these late hours."
Lablache moved in his chair; one of his great fat hands rested for a moment on John's coat sleeve. "Now, old friend," he said, with a hoarse, whistling breath. "Shall you play play the game? It will be a grand finale to the many er comfortable games we have played together. Well? Thirteen 'Jackpots, John yes?" "And and if I consented mind, I only say 'if." The rancher's face twitched nervously.
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